Make Firefox your default browser
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If you have more than one web browser installed, any links that you click on will automatically open in your default browser. This article shows you how to make Firefox your default browser.
How to set Firefox as your default browser
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- In the
- If Firefox still isn't the default browser, see Setting Firefox as the default browser does not work - What to do.
panel click .
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- In the
- The Set Default Programs window will open.
- In the Set Default Programs window select
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- In the
- Firefox will now be set as your default browser.
panel click .
If Firefox was unable to make itself the default browser, it will open the Windows Settings Default apps panel (shown below), where you can click the entry under Web browser to choose Firefox as the default.
For additional information, see How to change your default browser to Firefox on Windows.
Use the Settings app in Windows 10 to change your default browser
Alternatively, you can open the Settings App from the Windows Start menu to set Firefox as the default browser:
- Go to the Windows Start menu and click the Settings icon.
- Click Apps, then choose Default Apps on the left.
- Scroll down and click the entry under Web browser.
- Click on Firefox in the dialog that opens with a list of available browsers.
- Firefox is now set as your default browser. Close the Settings window to save your changes.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- In the
- Firefox will now be set as your default browser.
If Firefox still isn't the default, see How to change your default browser to Firefox on Windows for steps to manually change your default browser to Firefox.